Author(s)

Arash Rostami¹, Hamid Alielahi², Mehdi Zare³, Kaveh Haghighi⁴

¹Department of Civil Engineering, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran.
²Department of Civil Engineering, Islamic Azad University of Zanjan Branch, Zanjan, Iran.
³International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Tehran, Iran.
⁴Research Institute of Shakhes Pajouh, Isfahan, Iran.

Development and expansion of cities in one hand and increasing transport needs on the other hand have been causing underground constructions. So understanding the behavior of these structures is essential. Ground displacement around the tunneling area is one of the most important issues which have been studied by many researchers, while the effects of the slope behavior of the ground on the tunnel is paid less attention. This study will have analyzed the effects of frequency and surface slope on the surface subsidence caused by tunneling under dynamic loads (without structure). The results show that the frequency and surface slope have significant effects on the land displacements and the area surrounded by a tunnel.

Tunnel, Settlement, Slope, Depth, Dynamic Loads, Abaqus

Rostami, A. , Alielahi, H. , Zare, M. and Haghighi, K. (2016) Frequency and Surface Slope’s Effects on the Surface Displacement by Drilling Shallow and Deep Tunnels under Dynamic Loads. Open Journal of Marine Science, 6, 353-370. doi: 10.4236/ojms.2016.63030.